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@ASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.6,189E.

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Y. C. OSBORN.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.6,1899.

Patented J au. 23. 1912.

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CASH REGISTER.

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CASH REGISTER.

APPLIGATION FILED MAR.6,1B99.

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CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED 1.1A1=.,1899A Patented Jan. 23, 1912.

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F. U. USBORN.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.6,1899, 1,015,456. Patented Jan. 23,1912.

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. W e MM Y In Ven tor UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE..

FRANCIS C. OSBORN, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, 0F

OHIO, (INCORPGRATIEH) IN 1906.)

DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATILN CASH-REGISTER.

Specication ot Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 23, 1912.

Application fusa March s. 189e. semi no. 707,372.

to ou 'iv/tom lit may concern:

Be it known that l. FRANCIS C. OsnoRN, u citizen oi the United States,residing at Detroit,y in the county ot Yayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cavshltegisters, ofwhich the tollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to various new useful imlnm'elnentsin cashregisters.

My improvements are particularly designed for use in connection withcash reg isters oi the general type invented by me and deserilied andclaimed in divers Letters Patent of the United States. Such improvenients may, however.r be employed in connection with cash registersof other types, and some of the features ot invention and are notlimited to use in oonnectxon with but may he effectively used inconnection with analogous mechanical computating or registeringmachines. The several novel features constituting my pres-- entinvention are also preferably utilized in the same machine and go towardthe improvement thereof, but it will be understood that such Jfeaturesof novelty may be used in other machines, and that any one or more ofsuch features may be embodied in the same structure. l

One of the objects of this invention is to provide with the total addingmechanism and special counters, improved mechanism whereby all of theregistering mechanism may he reset to'zero by thesame movement.

A further object of the invention is to vprovide improved resettingmechanism which may be operated by the ordinary operation of themachine.

A further objectl of the invention is the provision of means in theapparatus whereby when two special counters are employed, one foreffecting 'the registration of the number of sales made and the otherfor effecting the registration of the number of times the noy sale kevis depressed*` the counter for eecting thelast registration will beoperated without effecting a corresponding operation of the sale orCustomer counter.

A, further object ot the invention is to provide improved means forlocking a key or keys in depressed position and with which it will bepossible to unlock a key cash registers,

l withoutI eecting any registration in ease i the key is erroneouslydepressed.

5 A further object of the invention is to provide an nuproved moneydrawer which may be used in connection with the sta- ;tionary till as areceptacle for bills, or which may be used in substitution of thestationary till. The said, money drawer being so constructed as to bereleased upol the exposure of the tablet or tablets so as to then beopened by hand or automatically by a spring. lVhen the improved moneydrawer is used in connection with the stationary till it cooperates withthe cover or cover actuating mechanism ot' the latter so to prevent thecover from being closed untitthe drawer is rlosed and preventingr theopening oi the drawer before the com lete opening movementot' thestationary till).

In the drawings, Figure 1 is :i plan view oi the machine, Fig. 2 a rearelevaltion with the ease removed; Fig. 3 a seetion through one end ofthe machine showing; the meehanisul for operating the rum shaft; Fig, 5a detail section showing the mechanism for operating the resettingrmechanism; Fig. 6 a detail View of the finger liti; Fig. 't' an enlargedsection showing' the key stops and key look with the tablet. in elevatedposition; Fig. S a perspective view ot the key stopsand key lockswith'the tablet-rods; Fig. 9 a section of the tablet-rod; Fig. l() .ahorizontal section taken below the total adding meeliauism illustratingrthe preferred :urnngement of operating mechanism for use in etour-section total adder; Figs. A1l and l2 det :il views illustratingthe connection between the sleeves and the intermediate gears: Fig. lila separate plan of the total adder: Fig. 14 a similar view of thelio-sale and customer counters illustrating a portion oi' the lock withthe resetting Clutch and the resetting eounter view showing the no-saleandeustomer counters und connections; Fig, l' u section through theuwsule counter illustrating the i mechanism tor throwingput the customerl counter when the no-snle counter is operated; Fig. 1T a sectionthrough the customer Counter looking in the opposite direction :inclshowing the. sinne parts; Figs. 18 to 22 inclusive aredetail viewsillustratingthe consecutive pawi mechanism of the total adder showinglive Separate positions of the parts; Figs. 23 and 24 detail viewsillustrntinoF the resetting pawl i'or each disk;

ig. 251 is an obverse view of the registering wheel shown in Fig. 2i; l`igs 26, 27 and detail views illustrating the mechanism for dropping thetablet hy the prelirninzufjiY movement of the till-cover or itsoperating-bar; Fig. 29 a. perspective View of the. resetting clutch andits cooperating parts; Fig. 3U is a section of the saine meehnnisni withthe clutch in engagement; Fig. 31 n similar View with the clutch ont ofengagement; Fig- 32 a perspective View illust rating the cam shaft., thecam shaft operating" segment, and its locking pawl forpreventingoverthrow of the eem shaft; Fig. n section through the saineelements showing the looking with the rein shaft; Figs. 34 and 35 aperlspeetive view and n section respectively through the same elementsillustrating the locking pawl out ot engagement with the cam shaft; Fig.3G e. front view ofthe lower portion of the cash register, illustratingthe preferred Construction of money drawer therefor, the front of theregister being; removed; liig. 37 n. top View ot' the money drawerillustrating the Cooperating rims; Fig. 52S a section on the line 38- 3Sof lf`ig. 3T; Fig'. 25) a seetion on the line 39---39 of Fig. 3T; Fig.40 e rear elevation of the nsl] drawer; Fig, 4l a section through thesleeves of the. seveal tiltingr frames and printingr wheels; Figs. 4.2to 44- detail views of the iwinting mechanism; Fig. 45 a erspeelive viewof the com shaft for opera :ing the several pawl earryin framesV of thetotal fielding register; am? Jlig. 46 a. perspective View illustratingthe eoperating rims on the money drawer and the adjacent segment.

ln all of the above views, corresponding parts are represented by thesame numerals of referenee.

The operative parts of the register :are carried in o suitable easing 1.Mounted in this easing is n till 2, shown in lot-ted lines Fig. 3. Thetill is provided with e cover l for closing and disclosing it, whichcover in this instance is carried on side plates 4 pivoted :it 5 at thesides of the easing. (i is a lin r which operates or controls the nieve-Inent. of the eover. This liar muy be connected direetl;y to the coverso as to open the cover when the bar is moved downward, but. in thepresent instance the said releases a trip for the cover when the Toeffect this end, A1de plates L is provided with a stud 7 thereon, withwhich u locking-arm 8 enpziwl in engagement' gages. The ollnerating-liar6 is mounted on the segments 9, which :ire carried on the pivots 5. Oneof thc plates 9 provided with a4 lug or finger 10, which `is adapted toengage the leek 8 so as* to Withdraw 'it rom the stud 7, as shown inFig. llVhen the till-cover has been thus releitsed, it is preferablyopened by e. spring Vl1A eonneeted to it. he advantage of' theconstruction thus described is that it prevents the disclosure of themoney receptiule until the operating parte which are controlled by themovement of the bnr (i have almost oompleted their full positivemovements.

Iounted in front of lie zippzn'zitns.are the keys 12, all being pivetedon the bnr 13. Ear-.li key is provided with en erin 14 mounted in therear of a. liar l5 connected to the bell-crank 1G. The lower erin of thebell-Crank 16 is adopted to engag n look i? for the operating-intr 6,the Suid inten 17 being provided with :1 notched iinger i8 vi'lliel'iengages the set-ated plate i9 on one oi the segments. 2') lo which theliar t; is connected. lt will be observecji that When one of the keys'l2 is depressed, the arm lei, thereof will rook the hell-erotik 16,withdrawing the tooth t8 of the infeli on the plate 19 and thusunlocking' the bnr li, which een thenbe moved lilotvnxviinl.

ln order that the Cover. when it has been opened, may he returned, i'prefer to einploy the speeiel conneeling mechanism illustrntedin Figs.3, 4. and 5. The ,segments l) are connected by links :2U to une sidelevers 21. These levers 21 are liit'n'untefl at their rear ends, andengage over the har 2;? oonneeting the siides 23 to which thetabletelevnting bei' :24 is secured. The :moments 4 ot the cover 3eonneirt :it earl; side l'iv o link 25 with a pin 2G on the side levers2l. The sind link 25 is `slotted as shown., so as to allow the pin 2G towork therein. wWhen the cover is locked in its norme! position, es shownin Fig. l, the side lever-5 2l are depressed, and the pin :'26 ownpiesits full rearward position in the steile-il link 1" As the bar l) ismoved downni i, us shown in Fig. 3, the side lovers moved upwar i toelevate the tablet-clown.ing bar, and the pin 26 is advanced in theslotted iink, shown in Fig. 3, it being obvious that when theleidet-elevating liar has reached its maximum elevation, the pin 2o willhave reached the forward end of the slot in the link s .soon its the lngl() disengages the lziteli 8 to release the till-cover :nul the latteris opened by the spring Il, the link 25 is advanced, its slot movingover he pin 2G to the position shown in ciotte(I lines Fig. 3, in whichposition the join will rest, in the extreme 'ear end of snid slot. lVhentherefore the operating-har o elevated, the links 2G wiil force the sidelevers 2l downward, and. the pin 26 and `40 allowing the labchhead tothen lock lnkQ will close the till-cover positively,

returning the parts to the position shown in Fig. 4.

It is preferable in cash registers of the type I ain now describing, toarrange the keys in several banks, and With a machine ot' the capacityillustrated, it is possible to arrange these keys in four banksrepresenting units, tens, hundreds and thousands.

When so arranged, it is desirable to provide means t'or locking anydepressed position, and also to prevent the depression of more than onekey in the same bank, which would necessarily result in falseregistration and confusion. The

mechanism I have invented for effecting this l and is 1 locking of thekeys is advantageous, obviously not limited for use in connection withcash registers of any speci-.il type.

27 represents a. bar, which is mounted directly above the keys in theside trames and which is preferably rectangular in er( section. Pivotedto this bar are a series ot keystops 28, each being provided with aWedge-shaped rear end 2%). (See Fig. 8.)

Each stop carries at its wedged rear end an integral head 30 which lapsover .upon the adjacent stop. The upper ends ot' the arms 14 of thekeydevers are wedge-shaped, 30 as shown in Fig. S, and the stops Yl eachbank are so arranged as to provide only tor suflicient room to allow thearm tlolg only onekey to enter between any two stops. 'llii'sipreventsthe depression of twoAkeys simultaneously in a single bank. `The partsare so proportioned that when a key is. depressed, it entersbetween therear ends oftwo of thedetents, elevating the latch-head 30 so as to passbeneath it, and the key in its depressed position. When the positivestroke, of the machine almost com leted, the depressed key or keysrequire to )e released, and this is etl'ected by means controlled by themovement ot i othe operating-bar 6. The bar 27 prefer- 'abl providedwith an arm 3l (see Figs. 7 an v8) adapted to be engaged by a lugcarried on alink 33 operated by the tablet4 elevatin bar ,24 Figs. 4:and 7, so that said tab et-elevating bar nears the comple tion of itsupward movement, the lug will engage the arm 31, tilting the bar Q7 andp elevating the stops 28 to r-lease any key which may position.Preferably i small finger-piece or handle v3e Fig. 8) is connected withthe bar 27 aind extends out through a slot in the face ot the machine,so that said bar can no. be `tilt d by the operator when desired, to

.release any key. This is of especial importance when any key has beenerroneously depressed, and permits the restoration crt the parts of themachine to normal position 5.5 withouteiecting any registration. Theliandepressed key in its IWedge-shaped l has been 1 have been locked ina depressed die 34: may be removed when desired. The stops 2S arepreferably sui-rounded uliow l l and below by two bars :l5 whit-h areproperly spaced, and which :iet as guides 'tor l such stops and permitthe slight elevation i of any stop under the action ot the dr l pressedkey. l Mounted back ot the keys are the tablety bars 3G Carrying theusual tablets al their upper ends. These tabletfbar.L foires-politi l innumber and loralion with the keys. Hach l tabletrbar, as shownpa'ltirularly in Fig. E), is made by prefer-snee in two sei-thuis` 1liand l 3S., the former inelosing the latter.y as shoun. l The section f5"is made ot sheet metal lient i back on itself to .torni a channel. inwhich the section 3S works. The set-.tion :itl ot l each tabletfrod isprovided at its upper end l with a Finger Si! Fig. 9 resting upon theupper edge oi' the rhannol sertion il? thereof, l and l 4 titled in itsVrrlii'al movements in such channel. by the inturiwd tingi lll thereof.as shown particularly in lug. ti. l fl'lie sertion BS is prmided with a`tooth `il, l by which it will lic retained in elevated. po-

sition, as explained. Pivoted in the channel section 3i' of eaehtablet-lV is a tout l2 having a toe lil adapted to be moved into thepath ol u'iin'eulent of the lallet-elevating bar 24. The. foot #l2 isniainiaiued in its normal position out oi' the path of mme ment o saidliar by a spring ll lichting said Jfoot normally in Contact with a piu`l5 working in a slot. The lower end oi eac-.h key lil is continued toengage the 'foot lil 2 of each tablet-bar so as to opera e the saine.The tablets are maintained in au elevated l position by means of fingersl-t, one for each l tablet. Such fingers engage beneath the teeth 4l. onthe upper sections 2S of the l tablet-bars. lllhen the tablet-elevatingbar i l lowered upon the negative stroke of l the marhinf-l, the sectionil? ot' each tabletl bar ilescends uith it until a shoulder -`iT ou saidsection (see Figs. 3, l and Tl engages the plate 1S y allowing the outof engagenannt` with the toe lil, and allowing the tout 42 to be againmoved in position t'o be aetuated by the li'ey. 'lfhe specialconstruction of tabletbar which l have explained is of importance inbonneuin which the tabletvb'ars work, l l l i I tion with those cashregisters of the Osl tableteleiating liar to descend born type, wherethe dropping of the tablet ot the till-cover or the acluatingdiartherefl'or. l't will bc seen that if the exposed taby let is dropped,assuming the corresponding l key to be depressed,y the foot ot saidtablety bar Will require to be lirst moved ontn'wd yliuto the path ofmovement ol" the tabletA l elevating-bar; and there will be danger of lthe tabletselevaling bar beiugeler-.ited above l the line of' the i'oot`of the tablet-barwhich is thus released and thereby t'ailiug to engageis effected upon the preliminary movement.

